Category Archives: transportation

FAA Tests Drone Detection Systems at DFW

Posted on 28 April 2017 by Ken Zino

Drones that enter the airspace around airports can pose serious safety threats, of course. The FAA is coordinating with government and industry partners to evaluate technologies that could be used to detect drones in and around airports.
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Mercedes-Benz Car Sharing Expands to Berlin via Croove

Posted on 24 April 2017 by Ken Zino

Four months after a small pilot program in Munich, a private car-sharing platform from Mercedes-Benz is slowly being expanding into in other major German cities. Now Croove is in Berlin with a program that continues to be open to vehicles of all makes, a decided departure from General Motor’s Lyft car sharing. Continue reading →

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Technology Key for US Transportation Infrastructure

Posted on 11 April 2017 by Ken Zino

Department of Transportation (aka DOT) government employees responsible for the construction, management and maintenance of the main arteries that traverse the U.S should have comprehensive decision-making tools or so maintains Logicalis US, an international managed services provider. Continue reading →

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Qoros Shows Model K-EV Concept at Shanghai This Week

Posted on 11 April 2017 by Ken Zino

While U.S. journalists are obsessing over the New York Auto Show this week (not a mea culpa, but AutoInformed is admittedly part of this) in the world’s largest car market – China – Qoros Automotive will reveal its Model K-EV, an electric concept car at Shanghai Auto 2017. Continue reading →

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NYAS: Regal Returns as – What Else? – a Crossover

Posted on 11 April 2017 by Ken Zino

The former Detroit Big Three can’t give away a car, but are basking in the strong sales sunshine of pickup trucks (no Buick thus far?), SUVs and crossovers. The much Diminished Big Three – held 43.8% of the U.S. March vehicle market, down from 46% last month – despite an ongoing boom in light truck and crossover sales, slipping from 44.5% last March. Continue reading →

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Grow Three-Fold in 2016

Posted on 11 April 2017 by Ken Zino

The deployment activity is particularly brisk in Asia, where Japan and Korea are strong proponents of the hydrogen economy. President nit-twit Trump of course has a new head of the EPA that denies Global Warming is real despite unequivocal and unanimous scientific evidence to the contrary. CA Continue reading →

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Dellenback of Southwest Research Institute Receives SAE Award

Posted on 5 April 2017 by Ken Zino

The award recognizes “exceptional work as a leader in the design, development, and deployment of intelligent transportation systems.” Continue reading →

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Daimler to Expand Car Sharing in China

Posted on 28 March 2017 by Ken Zino

Aside from the hype, Benz is arguably the first premium car manufacturer to offer both free-floating and station-based car sharing services in China. As such the consolidation of the two brands is an important milestone in the expansion of mobility services, one that mirrors a global trend among major automakers. Continue reading →

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Connected Cars – Toyota and NTT Want Standardization

Posted on 27 March 2017 by Ken Zino

The companies want – not without substantial self-interest – a platform for data collection, accumulation, and analysis for building and administering the collection and accumulation of “huge amounts of vehicle information and other data received from large numbers of vehicles.” Continue reading →

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2 Millionth Duramax Diesel Engine Built

Posted on 24 March 2017 by Ken Zino

DMAX has increased its employment during the past few years as the economy recovered from the Republican-induced Great Recession and currently employs 554 I.U.E.-CWA Local 755 hourly, and 114 salaried employees for a total of 668. Continue reading →

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FAA Aviation Forecast: Continued Growth in Air Travel, Drones

Posted on 22 March 2017 by Ken Zino

Unfortunately, the growth in the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as drones, will more than triple in size from an estimated 1.1 million vehicles at the end of 2016 to more than 3.5 million units by 2021. Continue reading →

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Nissan Commercial Vehicle Lineup at 2017 Work Truck Show

Posted on 9 March 2017 by Ken Zino

Nissan and Toyota are no longer niche players in the truck market, one of the last remaining segments that the Detroit Three used to dominate. Innovative Honda, surprisingly or maybe not given its small engine expertise, has only the unit-body Ridgeline pickup in its lineup. Continue reading →

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Volvo Picks AeroVironment for Its First EV Charging Station

Posted on 9 March 2017 by Ken Zino

AeroVironment’s new charger is said to pair well with the TurboCord model that comes standard in the trunk of the Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid. Volvo Cars drivers can now have a charging station in their garage, and one in the trunk. Continue reading →

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New England Tech Auto Service Management Degree Online

Posted on 9 March 2017 by Ken Zino

The bachelor’s degree program combines what’s claimed to be a solid foundation in general management with transportation focused technical and business courses designed to prepare graduates for “career advancement.” Continue reading →

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2017 SAE World Congress – Automated Technology, Autonomous Vehicles Star

Posted on 7 March 2017 by Ken Zino

Serving as a global forum of industry leaders, inventors, and disruptors from Detroit to Silicon Valley and everywhere in-between, th SAE World Congress promises three days of “active learning, high-powered collaboration, and technological discovery.” Continue reading →

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